{"id":16432,"date":"2017-02-01T17:46:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T22:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16432"},"modified":"2017-02-01T17:46:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T22:46:04","slug":"aurora-native-having-breakout-ncaa-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-native-having-breakout-ncaa-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora native having breakout NCAA season"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte
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\nAn ex-Tiger and Aurora native may just be named the best play in NCAA hockey this season.
\nDylan Sikura has been turning heads as of late while playing for the Northeastern Huskies, one of the most prestigious teams in the Boston area.
\nNamed on Sunday as a finalist for the winner of the Hobey Baker Award, handed out to the NCAA\u2019s MVP at the end of each college season, Sikura recently took over the team lead in scoring following a tear of offense over the past month.
\nRegistering a point in 20 of 24 games this season, he moved up to fifth in the nation in points over the weekend, enough to be nominated for college hockey\u2019s most prestigious award.
\nMost recently, Sikura earned Warrior Player of the Week honours for a natural hat trick scored against UMass Lowell on Friday. With the Huskies trailing 3 \u2013 1 with less than eight minutes left in the third period, Sikura single handedly won the game for Northeastern, including the game-winning goal with sixteen seconds left on the clock.
\n\u201cEvery chance I get, I try to score a goal,\u201d said Sikura. \u201cIt was the biggest game of our year so far, so I\u2019m pretty happy I could be a big part of it.\u201d
\nCurrently riding a nine-game point streak, it was the second week in a row Sikura has been the Warrior recipient.
\nGrowing up in Aurora, Sikura joined the St. Andrew\u2019s College\u2019s Saints program from the AAA South Central Coyotes in 2010-11. After just two games with the varsity squad, he joined the OJHL\u2019s Aurora Tigers, spending three seasons with the Junior A team. He was named team captain in his final season, amassing 110 points in 131 games with the Tigers.
\nNow in his third season with Northeastern, the centreman has racked up 41 points in 25 games this year. He said it was \u201csuch an honour\u201d to receive the Hobey Baker nod.
\nA long list of Hobey Baker winners have gone on to make a big impact in the NHL, including the likes of Paul Kariya, Jack Eichel, and Johnny Gaudreau.
\nSikura was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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